RE: lens of the week: 2000/13.5 and M 2000/13.5

2001-04-19 Thread O'Neill, William
Pl said: If you can focus it! I had troubles with the 1000/11. Try to stop down any lens to F:11 and try focusing it. A 2000mm will be 10 times worse; remeber the focusing accuracy involved. Its pretty much hopeless in my experience. Focusing bracketing is mandatory. I say: Yes, but Pl, in

RE: to PZ1-P experts. About TTL Flash

2001-04-17 Thread O'Neill, William
Alex, Question: 1. Is the TTL flash metering region the same as the light metering? Let me explain: if I set the exposure metering to multi-segment, will the TTL flash use the same metering mode to decide the flash exposure or will it use only spot, or something else? Answer: It is not the

RE: Incredible Pentax Spotmatic Knock-off available on eBay

2001-04-17 Thread O'Neill, William
I too have one of these Yashica 'Electro 35' cameras. Not an awfully bad camera. I got mine for about $3 US at a garage sale. However, it is no Spotmatic work-alike, look-alike, or anything-else-alike. The lens is fixed, there is no depth of field preview and (of course) no mirror to lock